-
Period: Apr 20, 1526 to Dec 26, 1530
babur
conqueror from Central Asia, succeeded in laying the basis for the Mughal dynasty in the Indian subcontinent and became the first Mughal emperor, descendant of Genghis Khan through his mother, -
Apr 21, 1526
the rise of the mughal empire
The beginning of the empire is conventionally dated to the victory by its founder Babur over Ibrahim Lodi, the last ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, in the First Battle of Panipat -
Period: Feb 14, 1556 to
akbar
one of the greatest rulers of the Mughal Dynasty in India, Akbar gradually enlarged the Mughal Empire to include nearly all of the Indian Subcontinent north of the Godavari river, established a centralised system of administration throughout his empire and adopted a policy of conciliating conquered rulers through marriage and diplomacy, he adopted policies that won him the support of his non-Muslim subjects -
Period: to
auranguzeb
Got the Mughal Empire to reach its furthest extent at the time
Established Islamic Law -
Period: to
Muhammad Shah
With the help of the Sayyid brothers, he ascended the throne at the young age of 17. He later got rid of them with the help of Asaf Jah I – Syed Hussain Ali Khan was murdered at Fatehpur Sikri in 1720 and Syed Hassan Ali Khan Barha was fatally poisoned, his reign was marked by rapid and irreversible decline of the Mughal Empire, The course of events not only shocked and mortified the Mughals themselves, but also foreign invaders, including the British. -
Period: to
shah alam ii
Shah Alam II became the emperor of a crumbling Mughal empire, his power was so depleted during his reign, Shah Alam faced many invasions mainly by the Emir of Afghanistan, Ahmed Shah Abdali, also fought against the British East India Company at the Battle of Buxar. He faced a crushing defeat at the hands of the Sikhs in 1783 -
Period: to
bahadur shah ii